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Decorating 101: Wallpapering – Awkward Areas pt.2

Moving on to more of those thought-provoking and patience consuming areas, let us guide you in how to use wallpapers where you may have dormer windows and around your chimney breasts or fire surrounds. Papering Around A (single) Doorway Ideally, you’ll use the minimum amount of wallpaper if you centre a full width strip of paper over the door opening (pattern permitting). Where a door is close to a corner, fit a narrow strip above the doorway. Pattern discontinuity will be least noticed in between two full strips. Dormer Windows... Read More

Decorating 101: Wallpapering – Prior to wallpaper hanging in 2026

Get the paste table out… It’s time to start measuring and cutting So we have prepared the room and are ready to start working with our wallpaper. If you want to wallpaper any ceilings, we will cover this in a later blog (you would do this before any walls so you don’t splash or spill paste onto your newly decorated walls). Measure the height of your walls, use a steel tape measure for this and use this measurement to cut your first piece from the roll. Drop 1. Lay out... Read More

Decorating 101: Wallpapering – Hanging Techniques in 2026

Where To Start Wallpapering! Now, what type of room are you decorating? Just a feature wall? The whole room? Is there a chimney breast?   FEATURE WALL Well, if you are simply decorating a single wall, you need to decide where to start hanging from. If it is a patterned wallpaper, it may be beneficial to start the pattern at the centre of the wall and work outwards. So check to see how you can make your wallpaper look its best! WHOLE ROOM (With Chimney Breast) Start decorating on the... Read More

17/12/2025

5 common wallpaper problems in 2026 and how to solve them

So, you have decided to wallpaper, but your results are not quite how you expected them to be… You’re seeing air bubbles across the feature wall and the other wallpaper won’t quite stick! Don’t worry, these problems can be common to inexperienced wallpaper hangers so hold off heading to google and read on to find the solutions to your issue. Here at Home Flair Decor we are experts in wallpaper, paints and home decor. We’re a dynamic online store run by an experienced retail team of interior experts who live... Read More

Wallpaper Stripping 17/12/2025

Decorating 101: Wall Surface Preparation in 2026

Our guide below is a text heavy exhaustive guide to preparing your walls before decorating, this includes tasks such as stripping wallpaper, sealing contaminated surfaces, covering damp problems and water stains along with an explanation of the types of painted surfaces you may encounter plus a guide to using lining papers effectively to cover poor wall surfaces. Previously Wallpapered Surfaces. It really is a must to strip each wall completely before repapering. There is no way to guarantee that any previous wallpaper or lining papers will stay adhered to the... Read More

Decorating 101: Hints, Tips and Techniques for 2026!

Hello and welcome to what will become a very helpful guide for the amateur wallpaper hanger. With this blog we hope to build up a great information source for all our customers to use if they need that little extra help with any aspect of decorating. So if you are having trouble wallpapering around a wall socket, window or even a radiator, then check here and we will have the answer! The Home Flair Decor Team Take a closer look at the following articles: Decorating 101: Wall Surface Preparation in... Read More

New Year, New You, New Home Ideas 2026

Home trends may come and go, but as the New Year creeps up on us, our thoughts turn to inexpensive and easy ways to give our homes an “instant” facelift. This will be the year. In 2026, our homes are going from drab to dazzling and from simply livable to absolute luxe. We’re going to update outdated furniture, dress the walls in style and refresh the soft furnishings – putting our interiors first. Let us get the inspirational juices flowing by gathering a list of design ideas that are sure... Read More

How to decorate your bedroom

Tired of your bedroom? Want to give it a fresh new look? We can help! Below are some great tips on how to decorate your bedroom from preparing your room to adding those finishing touches.   Decide on a style You don’t have to be too detailed here, just a basic colour scheme, or 2 or 3 colours you really like that you know you want in your bedroom. If you’re concerned about Feng Shui, use earth element colours, such as light yellow and beige which are said to help... Read More

Be Inspired By Home Flair Decor Design!

Hello, welcome to the design inspiration blog from Home Flair Decor Design, we want to highlight the latest trends in home decor and how you can achieve the look with us! We will post new looks, themes and designs here every week for you to keep up to date in the world of home fashion. Feel free to comment about anything you see here. We also welcome ideas of products you are interested in, so let us know if you want more added to our online store! Home Flair Decor... Read More

Liz’s Blog | GranDeco Arrivals

Hi, Liz here, well today we have been busy adding some new products to our wallpaper collections, we have taken delivery of a great selection of GranDeco wallpapers. The patterns are from their Akoya, Kynzo 3, Florient, Impressions, Salinas and Metropolitan pattern books, we are able to bring these to you with a huge saving over their book prices which range from £29 to £37, so please have a look through and let us know what you think. I really want to see how your decorating has gone, so I... Read More